1931 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | September 14–19, 1931 |
Location | Rumford, Rhode Island |
Course(s) | Wannamoisett Country Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play - 5 rounds |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 [1][2] |
Field | 32 to match play |
Cut | 153 (+13), playoff |
Prize fund | $7,200[3] |
Winner's share | $1,000 |
Champion | |
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def. Denny Shute, 2 and 1 | |
The 1931 PGA Championship was the 14th PGA Championship, held September 14–19 at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island, northeast of Providence. Then a match play championship, Tom Creavy, age 20, defeated Gene Sarazen 5 and 3 in the semifinals[4] and Denny Shute 2 and 1 in the finals.[3][5][6][7]
This was the first year the defending champion was exempt from qualifying; Tommy Armour lost in the quarterfinals to Shute, 3 and 1.[8] Sarazen was the medalist in the qualifying with 145 (+5).[9][10]
Through 2016, Sarazen remains the youngest winner of a modern major title at age 20 (in 1922) and Creavy was just 2 months older.[11][12] Finalist Shute won consecutive titles in 1936 and 1937.
Format
[edit]The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1931 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[3]
- Monday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
- defending champion Tommy Armour and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
- Tuesday – first round – 36 holes
- Wednesday – second round – 36 holes
- Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Friday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – final – 36 holes
Final results
[edit]Saturday, September 19, 1931
Place | Player | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
1,000 |
2 | ![]() |
500 |
T3 | ![]() |
250 |
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T5 | ![]() |
200 |
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Final eight bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals September 17 | Semi-finals September 18 | Finals September 19 | ||||||||||||
Tom Creavy | 3&1 | |||||||||||||
Cyril Walker | ||||||||||||||
Tom Creavy | 5&3 | |||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | ||||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 5&4 | |||||||||||||
Horton Smith | ||||||||||||||
Tom Creavy | 2&1 | |||||||||||||
Denny Shute | ||||||||||||||
Denny Shute | 3&1 | |||||||||||||
Tommy Armour | ||||||||||||||
Denny Shute | 1up | |||||||||||||
Billy Burke | ||||||||||||||
Billy Burke | 5&3 | |||||||||||||
Abe Espinosa |
Final match scorecards
[edit]Morning
Afternoon
References
[edit]- ^ "97 pros begin play today in national meet". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. September 14, 1931. p. 21.
- ^ "Sarazen P.G.A. tourney medalist with 145". Milwaukee Sentinel. September 15, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Tournament Info for: 1931 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Shute faces Creavy today". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. September 19, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "Creavy whips Shute, 2 and 1, for pro golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 20, 1931. p. 1, sec. 2.
- ^ "Creavy brings new style to paid brigade". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. United News. September 22, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ a b King, Bill (September 20, 1931). "Tom Creavy, 20-year-old Albany pro, downs Denny Shute for P.G.A. title". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. C-2. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ "Sarazen plays Creavy, Burke meets Shute in P.G.A. semi-finals". Miami News. Associated Press. September 18, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ "Sarazen takes PGA medal with 145 total". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 15, 1931. p. 17.
- ^ "Gene Sarazen cards 145 to lead pros in qualifying round at Providence". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. September 15, 1931. p. 10.
- ^ Fields, Bill (August 10, 2011). "A forgotten champion's PGA triumph". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (August 28, 2000). "Notebook: Paul Creavy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
External links
[edit]- PGA Media Guide 2012
- PGA.com – 1931 PGA Championship